Mumbai: India’s Southwest Monsoon 2025 has recently concluded with “above normal” rainfall—or 108% of the long-period average (LPA)—with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region registering 20% more than the season’s average. In Mumbai, suburban Mumbai, which has Aarey and the national park in its backyard, received the second highest surplus rainfall after Palghar, and was followed by…
Thane: Abandoning the idea of a pre-poll alliance with Shiv Sena for the civic elections, NCP’s Thane unit has launched a direct attack on the state ally. This decision was apparently taken over a string of stalled development projects and instances of corruption in the civic corridors allegedly during Sena’s two-decade regime.Making the announcement before…
Mumbai: After reviewing studies conducted over 34 years, a group of Indian neonatologists concluded that shorter antibiotic courses could be as effective as traditional longer courses for serious infections such as sepsis among newborns. The review was published in an indexed and peer-reviewed UK journal, ‘Lancet Clinical Medicine’. The main finding was that a seven-day…
Mumbai: Denying the allegations in multiple murder accused Vijay Palande’s application challenging his continued role as a special public prosecutor in his cases following his nomination to Rajya Sabha, MP Ujjwal Nikam said the plea was “totally false, frivolous, untenable, illegal” and misconceived.Nikam said his appointment as special public prosecutor since Sept 27, 2012, was…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: NCP veteran Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday launched a pointed attack on Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, accusing him of creating rifts between communities, at OBC MahaYalgar gathering held at Sambhaji Maharaj Ground in Beed to assert the rights of the OBC community amid growing debates over Maratha and OBC reservations across Maharashtra.The rally…
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister of state for tribal development Indranil Naik has been made guardian minister of Gondia district in place of cooperation minister Babasaheb Patil.Naik and Patil belong to the Nationalist Congress Party under deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.NCP sources said Patil expressed inability to continue on the post and was replaced by Naik as…
Mumbai: The Santacruz police arrested two impostors who defrauded a social worker by claiming to distribute gifts to the poor during Diwali. The accused, Dashrath Vyas (24) and Radheshyam Chauhan (38), both residents of Madhya Pradesh, were apprehended for their deceitful actions.A social worker, Anand Joshi (67), living in the Santacruz area was at home…
Palghar: Amid reports of a tussle between BJP leader Ganesh Naik and deputy CM Eknath Shinde for political supremacy in the Thane-Palghar region, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday said Naik was a “skilled wrestler” who will emerge as a winner. Naik “never lost his temper” despite internal political tensions [in the governing…
Navi Mumbai: Hundreds of residents joined Congress party workers on Thursday and staged a protest at Cidco’s Kharghar office demanding adequate water supply to Kharghar and Taloja nodes, shouting “Tanker-Mukt Kharghar”.The protest was led by former corporator, Haresh Keni and Panvel city Congress unit chief, Sudam Patil among others. Cidco assured to provide more water…
Pune: Every morning, govt school teacher Rajesh Kadam from Velhe tehsil in Pune district begins his day with a smartphone, and not the chalk. Before the school bell rings, he logs in to the attendance app to mark students, updates the midday meal portal, and checks for new WhatsApp links from education officials. Throughout the…
